carburetor
a device for mixing vaporized fuel with air to produce a combustible or explosive mixture, as for an internal-combustion engine.
Origin of carburetor
1- Also car·bu·ra·tor, car·bu·ret·er; especially British, car·bu·ret·tor, car·bu·ret·ter [kahr-byuh-ret-er]. /ˈkɑr byəˌrɛt ər/.
Words Nearby carburetor
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How to use carburetor in a sentence
Let the machine run for about five minutes to make sure the stabilizer gets to the carburetor.
Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your November to-do list | Jeanne Huber | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostYou don’t need to know how to rebuild a carburetor to drive your car.
Somebody could be giving us a drink instead of a sticky carburetor.
The Federal Government Has Violated My Right to Chainsaw | P. J. O’Rourke | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTea Partiers are “the four-barrel carburetor,” Bill Bennett says.
The leading carburetors of today are said to be based upon the principles of the first Hedstrom carburetor.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | Various
He changed the carburetor adjustment, and Foster got a weary chug-chug that ceased almost as soon as it had begun.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerI am sure that the trifling disorder in the carburetor may be corrected.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsYou do not refuse to engage in the automobile business because the carburetor and the differential are words of four syllables.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairThe first type is known as the surface carburetor and is now practically obsolete.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
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